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The Epstein ha-Levi (Aruch ha-Shulhan) Family

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אפשטיין הלוי

(Epstein HaLevi)

Origin of the name, history and genealogy of the Epstein ha-Levi (Aruch ha-Shulhan) lineage — a Jewish family name and the traces it left behind.

Levitical branch of the Epstein family. Yechiel Michel ha-Levi Epstein, rabbi of Novardok, composed the Aruch ha-Shulhan, a systematic rereading of the Shulhan Aruch considered one of the summits of Litvak Judaism.

Geographic origin: Novardok, Lituanie

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A book yet to be written

The Great Book of the Epstein ha-Levi (Aruch ha-Shulhan) lineage has not yet been written.

Claude Opus 4.8 will compose an original work from archival items in the corpus that mention this lineage, in-depth web research, and family contributions already submitted. The work will comprise approximately 30 to 40 pages — introduction, 5 to 7 chapters, conclusion — and will be automatically enriched with each new contribution.

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Collection

Location of archival items, responsa and articles in the corpus that cite the lineage or its variants.

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Lineage Map

MinskMinskVilnaVilnaPlace of Origin — NovardokNovardok
Place of Origin Diaspora Memory (transmitted)Regions reconstructed from documented origins and diaspora.

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Variants of the name (2)

One name, a hundred faces.

The same surname, transcribed differently across languages, eras, and diasporas.

Latin1

Epstein-Levi

עברית · Hebrew1

אפשטיין הלוי

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Notable figures

  • 1.

    Yechiel Michel ha-Levi Epstein

    Auteur de l'Aruch ha-Shulhan

In memory

The Central Database of Shoah Victims' Names at Yad Vashem records the women, men, and children murdered during the Shoah. You can search there for the people who bore the name Epstein ha-Levi (Aruch ha-Shulhan).

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Works & texts (1)

Documents published on Zakhor linked to this lineage through their keywords.

Notable figures of the lineage

Diaspora regions

BelarusLituanie

The days of this book

This book bears no memory day yet. The sources that document Epstein ha-Levi (Aruch ha-Shulhan) give years and centuries, never a day; we do not invent one.

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